NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship
The NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was a secondary professional wrestling singles title defended in Johnny Doyle's NWA Los Angeles from 1951 to 1959. This is not to be confused with the NWA Hollywood Wrestling version defended in the same area during the 1960s under promoters Gene and Mike LeBell.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Pazandak | 1 | June 28, 1951 | First champion. | |
| Sandor Szabo | 1 | April 18, 1952 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Lee Grable | 1 | June 10, 1958 | Wilmington, CA | |
| Sandor Szabo | 2 | July 01, 1958 | Wilmington, CA | |
| Zebra Kid (George Bollas) | 1 | December 23, 1952 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Sandor Szabo | 3 | February 03, 1953 | Los Angeles, CA | Title is vacated because the television program of the promotion is cancelled in March 1953; Szabo continues to be billed as the "Beat the Champ" title holder in other cities at least until April 02, 1959. |
| NWA International Television Championship | ||||
| Sandor Szabo | 4 | November 30, 1953 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeats Lord James Blears. |
| Mr. Moto | 1 | December 21, 1953 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Wilbur Snyder | 1 | January 11, 1954 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeated The Great Bolo for the title and still champion as of November 06, 1954. |
| Nick Bockwinkel | 1 | January 1955 | ||
| Sandor Szabo | 5 | February 25, 1955 | Still champion as of March 18, 1955. | |
| Hardboiled Haggerty | 1 | September 26, 1955 | Haggerty is still champion as of October 24, 1955. | |
| Rocky Valentine | 1 | October 31, 1955 | ||
| Red Berry | 1 | December 05, 1955 | ||
| Rocky Valentine | 2 | December 13, 1955 | ||
| Nick Bockwinkel | 2 | December 1955 | Sometime between December 19, 1955 and December 25, 1955. | |
| Wilbur Snyder | 2 | January 07, 1956 | ||
| Rocky Brown | 1 | January 1956 | ||
| Oyama Okato | 1 | January 30, 1956 | ||
| Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | February 20, 1956 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Oyama Okato | 2 | March 05, 1956 | ||
| Wilbur Snyder | 3 | March 31, 1956 | ||
| Don Leo Jonathan | 2 | April 09, 1956 | ||
| Rito Romero | 1 | April 23, 1956 | Sometime after April 16, 1956. | |
| Sandor Szabo | 6 | September 20, 1956 | Vacant in December 1956 sometime after November 28, 1956. | |
| Al Kashey | 1 | January 9, 1957 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeats Lord James Blears for the title. |
| Sandor Szabo | 7 | March 13, 1957 | ||
| Leo Garibaldi | 1 | April 1, 1957 | ||
| Shag Thomas | 1 | April 3, 1957 | Los Angeles, CA | Still champion as of June 22, 1957. |
| Bobo Brazil | 1 | June 1957 | ||
| Mr. Moto | 2 | June 1957 | ||
| Sandor Szabo | 8 | September 1957 | Szabo held the championship as of June 26, 1958. | |
| Mr. Moto | 3 | January 21, 1959 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeats Reggie Siki for the title. |
| Black Zorro | 1 | May 27, 1959 | Los Angeles, CA | |
References
- General
Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications Chapter = LOS ANGELES: Beat the Champ International TV Title. p. 293. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Specific